Critical care management of patients with COVID-19: early experience in Thailand
Since late December 2019, the world has been challenged with an outbreak of COVID-19. In Thailand, an upper middle–income country with a limited healthcare infrastructure and restricted human resources, nearly 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported as of early May 2020. Public health poli...
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2020
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| author | Ratanarat, R Sivakorn, C Viarasilpa, T Schultz, MJ |
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| description | Since late December 2019, the world has been challenged with an outbreak of COVID-19. In Thailand, an upper middle–income country with a limited healthcare infrastructure and restricted human resources, nearly 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported as of early May 2020. Public health policies aimed at preventing new COVID-19 cases were very effective in halting the pandemic in Thailand. Case fatality in Thailand has been low (1.7%), at least in part due to early stratification according to risk of disease severity and timely initiation of supportive care with affordable measures. We present our initial experience with COVID-19 in Thailand, focusing on several aspects that may have played a crucial role in curtailment of the pandemic, and elements of care for severely ill COVID-19 patients, including stratification, isolation, and affordable diagnostic approaches and supportive care measures. We also discuss local considerations concerning some proposed experimental treatments. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cc551a5a-1a4e-417e-8ce9-dfb08404d1dd2022-03-27T07:21:10ZCritical care management of patients with COVID-19: early experience in ThailandJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cc551a5a-1a4e-417e-8ce9-dfb08404d1ddEnglishSymplectic ElementsAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2020Ratanarat, RSivakorn, CViarasilpa, TSchultz, MJSince late December 2019, the world has been challenged with an outbreak of COVID-19. In Thailand, an upper middle–income country with a limited healthcare infrastructure and restricted human resources, nearly 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported as of early May 2020. Public health policies aimed at preventing new COVID-19 cases were very effective in halting the pandemic in Thailand. Case fatality in Thailand has been low (1.7%), at least in part due to early stratification according to risk of disease severity and timely initiation of supportive care with affordable measures. We present our initial experience with COVID-19 in Thailand, focusing on several aspects that may have played a crucial role in curtailment of the pandemic, and elements of care for severely ill COVID-19 patients, including stratification, isolation, and affordable diagnostic approaches and supportive care measures. We also discuss local considerations concerning some proposed experimental treatments. |
| spellingShingle | Ratanarat, R Sivakorn, C Viarasilpa, T Schultz, MJ Critical care management of patients with COVID-19: early experience in Thailand |
| title | Critical care management of patients with COVID-19: early experience in Thailand |
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| title_fullStr | Critical care management of patients with COVID-19: early experience in Thailand |
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